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Can we create the "perfect" farm? - Brent Loken

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About 10,000 years ago, humans began to farm. This agricultural revolution was a turning point in our history and enabled the existence of civilization. Today, nearly 40% of our planet is farmland. Spread all over the world, these lands are the pieces to a global puzzle we’re all facing: in the future, how can we feed every member of a growing population a healthy diet? Brent Loken investigates.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Brent Loken
Director
Luísa Holanda
Narrator
Jack Cutmore-Scott
Storyboard Artist
Luísa Holanda
Animator
Danila Rbeiro, Murilo Jardim, Luísa Holanda
Compositor
Gabriel Maia
Art Director
Luísa Holanda
Sound Designer
Gabriel Maia
Music
Gabriel Maia
Hype Executive Producer
Gabriel Garcia
Hype Line Producer
Taíla Soliman
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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